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Albee, Sarah
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Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Albee, Sarah
Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Why
'd
they
wear
that
? : fashion as the mirror of history / Sarah Albee ; foreword by Timothy Gunn.
by
Albee, Sarah
National Geographic, c2015.
Call #:
391.009 A328w
Subjects
Fashion -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Clothing and dress -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781426319198 (hc.)
1426319193 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Why
did
they
wear
that
?
Description:
192 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-186) and index.
Contents:
That
's a wrap: the ancient world: 10,000 B.C. - A.D. 1000 -- Keeping the faith: the middle ages: 1000 - 1400s -- Going global: the age of exploration: 1400s - early 1500s -- Ruff & ready: the Renaissance: 1500s - early 1600s -- Lighten up!: the age of reason: 1600s - 1700s -- Hats (and heads) off: revolutionary times: mid-1600s - early 1800s -- Growing pains: marching toward modernity: mid-1700s - early 1900s -- Labor pains: the industrial revolution: mid-1800s - early 1900s -- Class dismissed: world at war: the 20th century & beyond -- What can you do? -- Time line.
Summary:
Learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts and hair shirts,
why
people wore what
they
did
is an illuminating way to look at the social, economic, political, and moral climates throughout history.
Other authors:
Gunn, Tim
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